Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, March 1998
16 severe thunderstorm warnings in March 1998. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in March 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 16
- Busiest day
- March 20, 19988 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 7:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 32 min |
| Mar 20, 1:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 29 min |
| Mar 20, 2:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd | 50 min |
| Mar 20, 3:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Salem | 36 min |
| Mar 20, 3:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | City of Roanoke | 36 min |
| Mar 20, 4:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 47 min |
| Mar 20, 4:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 49 min |
| Mar 20, 6:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 47 min |
| Mar 20, 10:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 34 min |
| Mar 20, 10:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George | 34 min |
| Mar 20, 10:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico | 31 min |
| Mar 20, 11:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 31 min |
| Mar 20, 11:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 11:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Franklin | 33 min |
| Mar 21, 12:43 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 32 min |
| Mar 21, 12:43 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 32 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pittsylvania County2
- Grayson County1
- Pulaski County1
- Floyd County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Salem1
- City of Roanoke1
- Halifax County1
- City of Danville1
- Chesterfield County1
- Prince George County1
- Charles City County1
- Henrico County1
- Essex County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Virginia Beach1
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.